Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 519ed120b44ccfc8…

MALICIOUS

PDF

33.9 KB Created: 2021-07-09 16:12:23 +07:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6 (via Qt 4.8.7) First seen: 2021-09-13
MD5: 3d1f41e966ca70f4eb4d88c586e54028 SHA-1: 8bb2b5cd9f9b0b85fc8c5bed149ab1b4cd202e3f SHA-256: 519ed120b44ccfc83d865c1f19070a2d67e292882faec812f029c1cf0d4bf2d4
160 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The PDF contains multiple links pointing to known malicious redirector infrastructure, specifically designed to lure users with promises of game hacks and currency. The document body and embedded links strongly suggest a phishing or malware distribution campaign targeting gamers. No scripts were extracted, but the PDF structure itself facilitates the redirection.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9980

Heuristics 4

  • PDF links to a 'free generator / game hack' redirector critical PDF_GAME_HACK_REDIRECT_LURE
    PDF's clickable action targets a redirector of the form /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack — the landing-page shape of a large SEO 'free spins / generator / game hack' lure family that funnels victims through rotating disposable hosts to a malware/scam payload. The multi-link variants also trip ML/link-farm rules; this catches the single-link variants that otherwise score clean. CRITICAL on its own: the /app/<id>/<slug>-game-hack path shape is unambiguous scam infra, and the host rotates so a host-list match can't be relied on.
  • PDF links to known malicious redirector infrastructure critical PDF_MALICIOUS_REDIRECTOR_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable URI to redirector infrastructure used by a known malicious PDF SEO/adware delivery campaign. These documents typically rely on user interaction and redirect chains rather than a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • Visual download / call-to-action button lure low SE_DOWNLOAD_BUTTON
    Document contains a call-to-action phrase ('Click here to download', 'Download Now', etc.) — low-signal unless other findings point to a malicious workflow
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL http://netcdn.tw/app/431946152/freerubux-game-hack In PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/roblox-free-no-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/krnl-download_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/wurst-115-2_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-5-bil-robux_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-hack-into-any-roblox-account-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/robux-free-and-obc_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/deadly-sins-online-roblox-hack_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-facebook_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-costumes-in-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-premium-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/coin-master-hack-without-verification_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/haktuts-coin-master-free-spins-2021_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/game-hunters-coin-master_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-robux-for-free-2021_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-robux-without-human-verification_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/fros-digimon-v12-hack-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/how-to-get-free-outfits-on-roblox_GM431946152.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/free-coin-master-account_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/haktuts-free-spins_GM406889139.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.romento.com/uploaded_files/userfiles/files/minecraft-book-collection_GM479516143.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 2

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off000030f9.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x30F9 21896 bytes
SHA-256: 4e215b553bf14533d4781ea3c05e76b5ddb0986b3d52ec5e7e673c2a231cfef3
font_01_sfnt_off00006101.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x6101 18572 bytes
SHA-256: a4910544a3301e21d5425f47d387c0dcd2b1454e32e0c532c02705c370365377